High School

Grades 9 through 12

Clark High School offers differentiated instruction in most courses. Students study at Honors, College Prep and Concepts levels which allows them to excel in their areas of interest, while exploring new ideas at a pace that compliments their learning style. Whether a student is college-bound, participating in a gap year program across the globe, or working towards a professional trade, we create a curriculum that will prepare them for their lives after graduation.

At Clark High School, we want to get to know you, the real you. Our faculty is committed to help you become who you are meant to be academically and socially. We will provide you the opportunity to explore, debate, question, and think . . . a lot.

Our Community is our core. We thrive on your success and challenges and want you to have a unique High School experience. We pride ourselves on our ability to help you pursue your true path. We believe you can have a little fun on the way, too!

MINI COURSES

Similar to Project Based Learning, Mini Courses are two-week intensive, full credit courses that encourage education through hands-on curriculum. Courses are created based on the interests of students and allow for an introduction of new concepts that are cultural, community-based and engaging.

FUTURE PLANNING

At Clark School, your child is not a number—and our Future Planning Class is like no other.  We get to know students well. We will help them embrace who they are and build their confidence so that they are able to make appropriate choices for themselves beyond high school.

We begin formal planning in the second semester of their junior year.  They have a weekly class where we explore a variety of future planning options: gap years, colleges, trades, military and employment.  Through a careful analysis of programs and data, they begin to create a vision for their future.

SENIOR INTERNSHIPS

Internships are one of the most important ways students gain experience and start to make contacts within their field of interest. Clark High School seniors are expected to explore potential careers and courses of study to help them prepare for college and experience how professional organizations operate.

Examples of companies and organizations that have hosted our Senior Interns:

128 Plumbing, Heating & Cooling

Artistic Landscapes

Bay State Physical Therapy

Beverly Children's Learning Center

Beverly Fire Department

Beverly Montessori

Beverly Police Department

Beverly School for the Deaf

Boston Conveyor & Automation

Boxford Cable Access

Butterfly Place

Cabot Theater

Cakes for Occasions

Clark School (K-8)

Clearwater Marine Aquarium

EBSCO

Emanuel Engineering

Essex Bay Engineering

Essex Elementary School

Georgetown Council on Aging

High Plain Elementary School

Hyatt Hotel

ICAM Ipswich

International Cars Ltd.

The Ipswich Inn

Ipswich Service Dog Project

Ipswich YMCA

Jabberwock Reptiles

Keller Williams Real Estate

Little Giant Comics & Collectibles

Manchester-by-the-Sea Town Hall

MassDOT/MBTA Security & Emergency Management

The Misfit Artist Company

Motif Coffee Roasters

Mozzarella House

North of Boston Farm

North Shore Alliance of LGBTQ Youth (NAGLY) Youth Center

Pettengill Farm

PV Engineering & Manufacturing

Raw Art Works

The Real School of Music

Rockport Music

Salem YMCA Theater

Service Dog Project

Smartcells

Stage 284

Stone Zoo

Sweet Hill Farm

Wang Theater

Wenham Museum

Wentworth Douglas Hospital Pharmacy Dept.

Wilmington Library

Wolf Hill

** We are always looking for future Internship opportunities for our Seniors! **


High School Academics

HISTORY

(all can be taken as Concepts, CP or Honors)

World History: Western Civilizations

World History: Modern Western Civilizations

American History: Origins of United States History

American History: Contemporary United States History

 

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

(all can be taken as Concepts, CP or Honors)

Latin 1

Latin 2

Latin 3

Latin 4

 

SOCIAL SCIENCE

Sociology

Psychology

World Religions

Philosophy

 

ELECTIVES

Career and College Preparedness

Future Planning

Internship

 

ART

Art: Honors

Applied Techniques

Digital Photography

Illustration

Silk Screening

 

TECHNOLOGY

Future Lab

Vlogging

Virtual Reality Lab

3-D Printing

Programming 

ENGLISH

(all can be taken as Concepts, CP or Honors)

World Literature: Antiquity through the Age of Chivalry

World Literature: Renaissance through Revolution

Early American Literature

Contemporary American Literature

Honors Seminar

 

MATHEMATICS

Pre-Algebra: Concepts, CP & Honors

Algebra 1: Concepts, CP & Honors

Consumer Math / Personal Finances

Business Math

Geometry: Concepts, CP & Honors

Algebra 2: Concepts, CP & Honors

Pre-Calculus

Calculus

Univariate Calculus

Multivariate Calculus  

SCIENCES

Biology: Concepts, CP & Honors

Chemistry: Concepts, CP & Honors

Physics: Concepts, CP & Honors

Senior Science Seminar: Skeptical Inquiry

THEATER ARTS

Introduction to Acting

Intermediate Acting

Advanced Acting

Technical Theater

Drama Mini Course (DramaFest)

 

MUSIC

Music & Movement

MINI COURSES 

These two-week courses begin at the end of February, with different offerings every year

  • Anna Maria College

    Allegheny College

    Bard College

    Becker College

    Berklee College of Music

    Bennington College

    Brandeis University

    Bridgewater State University

    Bryant University

    Boston Conservatory

    Bowling Green University

    Cal Arts

    Calvin University

    Carnegie Mellon University

    Castleton University

    Catholic University

    Cazenovia College

    Central Michigan

    Champlain College

    Clark University

    Clarkson University

    Coastal Carolina University

    Colby-Sawyer College

    College of the Atlantic

    Colorado School of Mines

    Columbia College

    Culinary Institute of America

    Curry College

    Dartmouth College

    Dean College

    DePauw University

    Drew University

    East Carolina University

    Eckerd College

    Elizabethtown College

    Elmira College

    Elms College

    Endicott College

    Evergreen State College

    Fisher College

    Fitchburg State University

    Fordham University

    Framingham State University

    Grand Canyon University

    Hampshire College

    Hofstra University

    Husson University

    Ithaca College

    Johnson & Wales University

    Keene State College

    Keuka College

    Landmark College

    Lasell College

    Lesley University

    Lynn University

    Maine College of Art

    Marymount Manhattan College

    Massachusetts College of Art and Design

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Massachusetts Maritime Academy

    Massachusetts School of Pharmacology

    McGill University

    Mercyhurst University

    Merrimack College

    Michigan State University

    Mitchell College

    Montserrat College of Art

    Mount Allison University

    Mount Holyoke College

    Mount Ida College

    Mount Saint Mary College

    New England Institute of Technology

    New England School of Photography

    North Shore Community College

    Northern Arizona University

    Northern Essex Community College

    Northern Vermont University

    Norwich University

    Nova Southeastern University

    Pace University

    Pacific Conservatory of Performing Arts

    Pennsylvania College of Art

    Pennsylvania State University

    Plymouth State University

    Pointe Park University

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

    Rochester Institute of Technology

    Roger Williams University

    Sacred Heart University

    Saint Anselm College

    Saint Michael's College

    Salem State University

    Salisbury University

    Santa Clara University

    Sarah Lawrence College

    Savannah College of Art and Design

    Southern Maine University

    Southern New Hampshire University

    Springfield College

    Suffolk University

    SUNY Buffalo

    SUNY New Paltz

    Temple University

    UMass Amherst (incl. Commonwealth Honors College)

    UMass Dartmouth

    UMass Lowell

    Unity College

    University of Alaska—Fairbanks

    University of Arizona

    University of Bridgeport

    University of Buffalo

    University of Connecticut

    University of Findlay

    University of Hartford

    University of Maine

    University of New England

    University of New Hampshire

    University of New Haven

    University of Rhode Island

    University of Southern Maine

    University of Tampa

    University of Tennessee

    University of Vermont

    Wentworth Institute of Technology

    Western Michigan

    Western New England University

    Westfield State University

    Wheaton College

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute

    Worcester State University (incl. Honors College)

    Xavier University